The first Crusade of Faith took place in the Vila Nova neighborhood, in Porto Alegre, in March 1989. It lasted 17 nights and 286 people received Jesus. It was leaded by Isaias Figueiró, so far an evangelist, and his brother, Paulo Figueiró, ministering praise. At the time, there used to be only one 15 m round tent, used for counseling and captives liberation, because the preaching platform would not fit in it (the reunions took place in opened areas), and it's lighting equipment used to be very precarious. In the same year there was a crusades in Novo Hamburgo - when the structure was broadened with one more tent (30x15m), and Luiz Antônio Lo Iacono joined the team to coordinate counseling and deliverance - where we had 1390 people giving heir lives to Christ. And there was also a crusade in Taquari city, where nearly 2650 people were born again.

    In 1990, there were crusades in Novo Hamburgo (the longest we have ever coordinated, lasting 31 nights), in Cachoeirinha, twice, and in Taquari once more. Every meeting, we could see the number of people giving their lives to Jesus, being healed and set free by the power of God increasing. The team that started the Crusades of Faith was small, but through the years, it began to grow.

   In 1991, five crusades took place in Canoas (Niterói, Guajuviras, Rio Branco, Vila Cerne and Mathias Velho), and from this year on, the reunions began to be under the tents.

      In 1992, a round tent was used for the first time in a series of six crusades of 17 nights each (Esteio, Sapiranga, Sapucaia do Sul, Gauíba, Igrejinha and Butiá). By the end of the year, a total of 102 nights of Gospel proclamation was reached. In Sapucaia, Luis Fernando de Cristo and his wife, both circus artist, gave their lives to Jesus and became part of the Crusades of Faith team, helping to build and maintain the tents' structures.

    In 1993, there were five crusades: Guaíba, Gravataí, Esteio, Venâncio Aires and Restinga. In these events, we could already count with TV programs participation and live radio transmission of the reunions because of the local church mediation, which has always had a very important role in all crusades.

    In 1994, there were three crusades: Alvorada, Sapucaia do Sul (where in only one night, 168 people were taken to the deliverance tent, due to spiritual problems) and Santa Maria - almost 1500 people answered the appeal in one night in this city.

   In the year of 1995, there were crusades in Ilha da Pintada, Pelotas, Porto Alegre (Santa Rosa and Farrapos neighborhoods) and Rio Grande.
    

    In 1996, the Crusades of Faith structure was broadened because a cart of three axles was bought to transport the material and because the 36m of diameter tent was enlarged to 36x47m. In this year, were stage for the crusades the following cities: Eldorado do Sul, Taquara, Viamão, Pelotas, Bagé, Rio Grande, Arroio dos Ratos and Porto Alegre (Assis Brasil Ave. and Sarandi district).

    In 1997, a 50 thousands watts generator and two carts (a two axle cart and a single axle cart) were acquired, but the one we had before was sold. The places reached by the Crusades of Faith were: Ilha da Pintada, Sapucaia do Sul, Gravataí (COHAB C and Morada do Vale I) and Cachoeirinha.

    In 1998, up to April, we had had crusades in São José do Norte, Florianópolis and Eldorado do Sul. From May on, Christian Santiago Lo Iacono joined the Crusades of Faith as an evangelist (for before he had helped in other areas of this ministry) and his first crusade was from May 20th to 23rd, in Vila Rica district - Gravataí. Soon later, in June, he went back to Gravataí, but in the Morada do Vale I district. In the second semester of 98, pastor Isaias leaded two more crusades in Porto Alegre - Porto Seco district - and also in the cities of Alegrete and Santa Maria.

    In the following year, in March, Christian Lo Iacono leaded his third crusade in Gravataí. From March 30th to April 3rd 1999, the evangelist went back to the Morada do Vale I district. On April 23rd and 24th, the Crusades of Faith were in Crisciúma (a city in the south of Santa Catarina State) with Christian, and this time, the structure used belonged to the local church. In May 1999, Pastor Isaias Figueiró leaded one more crusade in Porto Alegre, on Sertório Ave., where there was a special participation of the evangelist Carlos Annacondia in the last night. From May 25th to the 29th, Christian was in Pelotas, in COHAB Lindóia district, where there was too much rain, so the smaller tent had to be replaced.

    Nos meses de junho, julho, agosto e setembro de 1999, o Pr. Isaias Figueiró esteve no Estado do Rio, respectivamente nas cidades de Itaperuna, Campos (como tradutor do Ev. Carlos Annacondia), Volta Redonda e Macaé, locais em que Deus o abençoou  tremendamente, havendo a participação do governador Anthony Garotinho. Em outubro do mesmo ano, a estrutura das Cruzadas de Fé esteve em Rio Grande com o Ev. Christian Lo Iacono, onde a lona ficou lotada e as manifestações demoníacas marcaram o evento. De 13 a 16 do mesmo mês, Christian liderou a Cruzada de Fé em São José do Norte, e de  27 de  novembro a 4 de dezembro, retornou a Pelotas, onde a equipe pôde presenciar aproximadamente 1.143 decisões por Jesus Cristo somente no bairro Fragata, e onde a campanha contou com transmissões ao vivo por uma rádio local nos últimos dias. De 8 a 12 de dezembro, na cruzada de Gravataí, no bairro COHAB C, Christian inaugurou novas barracas, uma de 26x34m e a outra de 15m de diâmetro, esta última usada para a libertação.

    In June, July, August and September 1999, pastor Isaias was in Rio de Janeiro state, in the cities of Itaperuna, Campos (translating the evangelist Carlos Annacondia), Volta Redonda and Macaé, respectively. God tremendously blessed these places, and the State Governor, Anthony Garotinho, attended the crusades.


   In October, the Crusades of Faith were in Rio Grande with Christian. There, the tent was crowded and the possessed manifested in a very strong way. From Oct 13th to 16th, Christian leaded a Crusade of Faith in São José do Norte, and from Nov 27th to Dec 4th, he went back to Pelotas. There, in the Fragata district, the team could see nearly 1143 people deciding for Jesus Christ. This crusade had local radio live transmission in the last days. From Dec 8th to 12th, in Gravataí (COHAB C district), Christian inaugurated new tents: one of 26x34m and another of 15-m diameter (used for liberation).

   In the year 2000, Christian leaded crusades in Alvorada, Porto Alegre (Campo da Tuca and Restinga), Crisciúma (where 1071 decided for Jesus), Guaíba, Novo Hamburgo (Canudos), Nova Petrópolis and Canoas (Guajuviras). In this year, Pastor Isaias Figueiró leaded four crusades: two in Gravataí and two in Sapucaia do Sul. On Dec 28th, the Crusades of Faith were able to buy two more carts to transport all the structure.

   In 2001, pastor Isaias leaded a crusade in Portão and another in Canoas. From March 28th to 31st, the Crusades of Faith were in Arroio dos Ratos with Christian. In Charqueadas, from April 3rd to 7th, Christian had a great experience related to setting the captives free, for this is a place surrounded by five prisons. From Apr 24th to 28th, the evangelist Christian leaded one more crusade in Restinga (a district in Porto Alegre) where there was rain every night. From May 10th to 13th, he was in Alvorada and from May 29th to June 2nd, there was a crusade in Cachoeirinha (Fátima district), next to the City Sports Gymnasium, where the power of God operated tremendously.
   As we could see, up to now we have had 85 Crusades of Faith, not mentioning small crusades in gymnasiums: in Salto (Uruguay), Concórdia (Argentina), Cabo Frio and Itaperuna (Rio de Janeiro state), Bom Retiro, Nova Petrópolis, São Leopoldo, Santiago, Teotônia, ... This means thousands of people reached by the Gospel, healed, set free by the power of God, which will keep on manifesting until our Lord Jesus Christ returns. And you can also be part of it all, becoming a collaborator with this ministry.